Spider-Man Brief

-       What country and era each version made in and what impact this might have on each of the way the versions where made.

- - Spider-Man was first released in 2002

- - The Reboot was released 10 years later in 2012

- - Both made in the USA. Reboot filmed more in Universal Studios where as 2002 version was filmed in California and New York. With technology making a big jump in ten years meant the reboot was mainly filmed in studios with green screen technology.

-       What the budgets were of each version and how this might impact production?

  - Budget of 2002 $139,000,000

  - Buget of 2012 $230,000,000 grossed 750 million

  - The difference in budget is mainly to do with the more use of visual effects in the rebooted movie and higher paychecks for actors. Sony took charge of the newer version and wasn't afraid to splash the cash to make it a hit.

-       Are the intended audiences for each version the same?

  - 2002 version audience was aimed for a wide audience as the film did not stick to some of the original themes from the comics or cartoons and so this may have upset some spidey fans it wouldnt of had an impact on a newer audience.

  - 2012 was aimed at Spider-mans new audience from original but where they went back on the original comics and changed the name to the amazing spiderman it brought back the original spidey fans.

  

-       Were there any other successful films that made have had an impact on the production of this remake?

  The Success of other Marvel movies such as, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America would of all had an impact on the reboot of spiderman as Marvel movie becoming such a massive craze in the movie market. A Spider-Man reboot was destined to be successful.

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-       What social or political issues were going on at the time of each version?

  - Terrorism
  - Global Warming

  - War continue in Afghanistan

  - Death of Bin Ladin 

  - Recession

  - Social Networks
  - WOMD

-    How was each version marketed?
  Original
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  Reboot
  -Showing Andrew Garfield in a poster as Spiderman
  - Teaser Trailer revealead at Comic Con 2011
  -  On Janurary 8 2012 the spider-man logo appeared on some of the worlds most iconic buildings such as the Sydney Opera House, The Colosseum of Rom the Kremlin in Moscow and the Arc De Triomphe in Paris.
  - A fake Daily Bugle site was made showing news stories about Spider-Man
  - A online campaign called property of peter parker lost leading people to a location of his back pack given clues to unlocking more of the website.

  

  How did modern audiences respond to the new version once it had been released?

   The Reboot was praised by many critics as the best Spider-Man yet and said it took a very different look to Sam Raimi's Versions. They also praised Andrew Garfield as the role of Peter Parker.